The thankless art of starting something that outgrows you
A reflection on the emotional cost of building an online community, how it feels to see your work forgotten, your role erased, and yet still find meaning in what remains.
Can company culture survive capitalism?
When growth collides with capitalism, company culture is often the first casualty. Values erode after IPOs and acquisitions, leaving employees to grapple with cultural loss and the question of whether a values-driven company can truly survive shareholder demands.
Losing nine years of answers to find better questions
Leaving behind nearly a decade of institutional knowledge means trading expertise for curiosity. This post explores the discomfort and growth that comes from no longer being the one with all the answers.
How I use AI to work smarter, without outsourcing my judgment
Let’s address the elephant in the room: AI. People have mixed feelings about it. I do too.
The rain will stop
One stormy night, my basement started to flood. My friend Andrea and I were exhausted, soaked, and fighting a battle we were clearly losing. At my lowest moment, Andrea said something so simple that it completely changed...
My experimental Fleet AutoPkg processor is ready for Fleet v4.74.0 gitops YAML changes
Fleet v4.74.0 will introduce breaking changes to gitops YAML. My experimental Fleet autopkg processor is already updated to handle the new schema, automatically detecting your server version via the Fleet API and outputting the correct format, no recipe changes needed.
My first week at Fleet: finding alignment
Starting a new job is always a leap of faith. In my first week at Fleet, I've already felt something I rarely have in past roles: alignment.